Quote from: Ed Vette on May 13, 2024, 03:54:19 PMI all comes down to positional responsibilities. The 3/4 Mike has more coverage responsibilities and the 3/4 Edge do not. That's why I separate the LB's from the DLine. I am curious if Thibs and Burn have the sand in their pants to transition to DE responsibility. If so, the Giants are a 3 Tech away. Simmons would be my Will and McFadden my Sam.
Ed,
I get your point, and I think Thibs and Burns are going to spend considerable more time trying to be get in the backfield then in coverage. I could be wrong, but from what Daboll has said about being more of an "attacking" defense, I am guessing those guys will be deployed mostly as penetrators.
Burns did not grade out as a good run defender which, for me, is why your question/point is a good one.
I can't help but see another Buffalo similarity here. Buffalo's DL likes to get up field and disrupt. And they have mostly been good at it. Seems like that's the direction Daboll wants this D to go.